CIMA Conference on technology and the future of business powered by CGMA
Date Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Eventbrite - CIMA Conference on technology and the future of business
Time From 1.00pm to 5.30pm (followed by a cocktail reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
Venue Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Yorkville, Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
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Keynote Speaker


Michael Hyatt

Executive Chairman
Bluecat

A self made millionaire by the age of 25, Hyatt built two highly successful tech firms valued in the hundreds of millions. Today he ranks as one of Canada’s pre-eminent investors in start-ups and was one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 by age 33.

Today he is the Executive Chairman of Bluecat, one of the leading growth companies in the country focused on the internet of things (IoT). Prior to his role as Executive Chairman, he led the company as CEO, where his leadership philosophy was to empower his employees. More >>
Guests of Honor

Arleen R. Thomas, CPA, CGMA

Senior Vice President
Management Accounting and Global Markets
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Andrew Miskin

Deputy President
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants






Round Table Participants

Paul Waldie
Editor
Globe and Mail

Mahes Wickramasinghe
Chief Strategy Officer
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
Ricardo Costa
CIO
Weston Foods
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor
Executive Director
Oracle America, Inc.
Gary Lubin
Entrepreneur and Investor
Anthomy Viel
Partner, Deloitte Canada
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Order of Events
1.00pm - 1.30pm Registration and networking
1.30pm - 1.35pm Welcome address
1.35pm - 1.50pm Opening remarks - Andrew Miskin, FCMA, CGMA, Deputy President of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
1.50pm - 3.00pm Key note speech - Michael Hyatt, Tech Entrepreneur, CBC Dragon, recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 award.and renowned speaker
3.00pm - 3.20pm Break
3.20pm - 3.35pm Being Data Enabled: Claiming the Space – Arleen Thomas, CPA, CGMA, Senior VP Management Accounting and Global Markets, AICPA
3.35pm - 5.30pm Round table discussion, chaired by Mr. Paul Waldie, Editor of Report on Business, the business section of the Globe and Mail
5.30pm - 7.00pm Cocktail reception